Houston Chronicle Sunday

Scouting report: Rockets at Spurs

- Jonathan Feigen

When/where: 2:30 p.m. today; AT&T Center. TV/radio: ABC; 740 AM, 850 AM (Spanish).

Rockets (62-14) update: The Rockets have an 11-game winning streak and a four-game road winning streak. They have a franchise-record and NBA-leading 30 road wins with three road games remaining. …The Rockets’ 14-1 record in March tied for the best in franchise history. … The Rockets are 3-0 against the Spurs and have swept the season series against the Spurs once, in 2013-14, since the 1989-90 season. … The Rockets are 26-2 when P.J. Tucker starts. Since he moved into the starting lineup Feb. 7, the Rockets have had the third-ranked defense. … Clint Capela has averaged three blocked shots in his past eight games. The Rockets are 21-0 when he blocks at least three shots. … Eric Gordon, who sat out Friday’s game, has averaged 3.9 3-pointers on 46.4 percent shooting in his 15 games since coming back from food poisoning after the All-Star break. … Guard Chris Paul (sore left leg) and center Nene (lower back pain) are questionab­le.

Spurs (44-32) update: The Spurs have won six of eight games since their loss in Houston dropped them to ninth in the Western Conference, moving them to fourth. They are 30-8 at home. … LaMarcus Aldridge leads the Spurs in points and rebounds and is tied for the lead in blocked shots. He has averaged 29 points in his past five games. … Dejounte Murray’s 11 games with at least 10 rebounds is the most ever for a Spurs point guard. … Forward Kawhi Leonard (return from injury management) is out.

Statistica­lly speaking: 1 – Player in NBA history, Michael Jordan, has averaged 30.0 points, eight assists, five rebounds and 1.7 steals in a season, with James Harden on pace to be the second.

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